2018, Vol.14, No.4

Crisisonomy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.64

pISSN : 2466-1198 / eISSN : 2466-1201
https://journal.kci.go.kr/cemtp

This study analyzed media perceptions of the presidential impeachment crises in South Korea and the presidents’ communication strategies in response to the crises. Media reports on the 2004 impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun and 2016 impeachment of Park Geun-hye were comparatively examined. The period chosen for analysis extended from one month prior to the two presidents’ respective impeachment votes to one month after the corresponding Constitutional Court decision and was divided into “pre-crisis,” “mid-crisis,” and “post-crisis” stages. Four newspapers were chosen for analysis. The findings showed a higher rate of negative characterization for Park than for Roh in their respective reporting. Perceptions of responsibility for impeachment and characterization of the situation as a crisis were also lower for Park than for Roh. Theoretical and practical implications of the research are discussed.

We sought to evaluate the effect of the performance of the Code-Blue Team on survival of patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest. This study was performed as a retrospective analysis of a detailed cardiac arrest registry containing prospectively collected data during two years (from January 2010 to December 2011). We compared Code-Blue Team performance and patient survival in 2011 (Education Group) with those in 2010 (Pre-education Group). A total of 531 cases, including 289 cases in the Pre-education group, were included in the study. Time to arrest recognition (9.9±8.2 vs 11.0±8.1 minute), time to scene arrival (4.1±2.6 vs 12.4±10.3 minute), recognition to chest compression (15.6±7.2 vs 20.6±10.6 minute) were much shorter in the Education group than in the Pre-education group (all p<0.05). Although the Code-Blue team showed a better performance, the survival rate of in-hospital cardiac arrest was not influenced by the performance of the Code-Blue team.

This research conducted a comparative analysis of Daejeon and Cheongju City which are geographically adjacent and have similar topography but different air environment in order to suggest an urban planning framework for environmentally-friendly urban air environment. It is found that the Cheongju City has a higher level of air pollution than Daejeon since the industrial complex is located in the downtown basin and thus high fine dust concentration is not circulated well. The suggested alternatives for inducing air flow for environmentally- friendly urban air environment are as follows. First, it is necessary to construct natural areas in urban outskirts, large green zones inside the city, and sufficient pond area as they are creating cold air. Second, there is a need of areas to accumulate cold air. Third, it would need a passage area allowing air flow.